First, welcome man. Congrats on the nightgame pull and getting some dates from Bumble.
For the photos I'll try and point out why they are good, bad, or could better so you can start judging these for yourself as you take more. Please note I'm not ripping on you or judging you. I'm judging the photos and trying to help you understand what good photos are so you can have better success.
Current
A - Ok IF this is all you had to use.
B - Bad. One eye is a little lazy, face needs shaved, need better outfit, and better posture.
C - Funny, but will turn some girls off due to controversy which is fine, but limits your options and ideally you want as many options as possible in the beginning. Also recommend only having one "funny" type photo on your profile.
D - Ok. Its at least a hobby shot. But it would be better if you were riding it in an action shot or you had your helmet off, leaning on the snowmobile in a masculine pose. Think badass biker dude leaning on a motorcycle.
E - Interesting, but bad. Avoid close up selfies of your face like this.
F - Bad. Bad expression and basic, average guy looking.
New
1 - Bad. Bad outfit, bad angle, and feet are weird. But getting a shot with your dog is a great idea. Your dog is smaller so you could get a good one outside with the dog on your shoulders or playing with the dog. Google "dog and male model" and you will get the idea.
2 - Bad. Too far away. Poor outfit. This could be better if you were wearing a laid back "cabana boy" type outfit and had some friends in the shot, saying your a laid back dude who likes to have a good time.
3 - Bad. Weird facial expression. Poor outfit.
4 & 5- Bad. Face is a bit out of focus. Weird camera angle.
6 - Ok. If you were wearing a more stylish outfit and set the depth of the camera so the background was more blurred, this could be better. Additionally fixing the lighting in post edit would help. This one is better than the others as you have a more hard, masculine look on your face.
7 - Ok. Better outfit, better facial expression. Follow the advice of 6. Avoid having dumpsters or anything with a negative association in the background. Also in these walking photos, take multiple shots continuously so that you eventually get one where your whole body is in focus. Here your foot is out of focus, which is not a big deal, but does improve the photo.
8 & 9 - Bad. Slightly out of focus.
10 - Good. Decent outfit, stance is ok. Take the phone out of your pocket before taking the photo though. I would also crop this down to be closer to you. If you edit this adjusting lighting, contrast, and saturation, the background will be more interesting.
11 - Bad. Bad pose, head is too far forward.
12 & 13 - Ok.
14 - Bad. Weird facial expression. Also looks like you don't know what to do with your hands.
15 - Ok. Follow previous advice.
16 - Ok. Would be better without the weird camera angle.
17 - Bad. Weird facial expression and you started to slump your posture from the previous photo in 16.
18 - Bad. Bad color filter and focus.
19 - Ok. If this was the only social photo you had to use, it's ok. But you do look a tiny bit chubby in this and teeth are a bit yellow. You could edit those things and fix it up, and it would be an ok social shot. But it would be better to just get a better photo.
Recommendations
I'd recommend that you do photoshoot with a good photographer NOW and after following @pancakemouse's advice, preferably one that shoots for dating profiles or lifestyle/instagram brands and not just a portrait photographer. You will get what you pay for, so don't be too stingy here.
You could stand to gain some muscle, but no reason you need to wait on getting better photos now while you build muscle for a few months. My assumption being that as a software engineer in SF and the car in your photos, you can afford to do two photoshoots.
Your other option is to buy your own camera and continsously keep taking photos. A lot of them. 1000's of them. If you enjoy photography and want to learn the craft, then take this route. If you just want photos to get laid, hire a photographer for a few different shoots.
As for style, I will let the more stylish veterans weigh in here, but here are couple points.
- The outfits in 7 & 10 are decent compared to the rest. @Radical is also the expert on hats, so be sure to check out his content.
- Stay away from graphic tees, unless you are making a specific statement or attracting a specific archetype of girl. For example, in one of my photos (See below) I'm wearing a band graphic tee. However, it matches the rest of my archetype of a rocker/badboy vibe with the long hair, beard, and tattoos. This attracts one of the types of girls I like which is alt girls with tats, piercings, ect.
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